Before we take a deep dive into Arabic conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in Arabic.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Arabic“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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Greeting

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Hello!أهلا!ahlan!ar-sing_hellobye
Good morning! / Good Day!صباح الخير!
يوم جيد!
sabah al khir!
yaum jaid!
ar-sing_good-morninggood-day
ar-sing_good-morninggood-day-2
Good evening!مساء الخير!masa' al khir!ar-sing_good-evening
Good night!طابت ليلتك!
تصبح على خير!
tabat laylatak!
tesbah ala kheir!
ar-sing_good-night
ar-sing_good-night-2
Welcome!أهلا وسهلا!
يا هلا!
ahlan wa sahlan!
ya hala!
ar-sing_welcome-informal
ar-sing_welcome-informal-2
Welcome!أهلا وسهلا!ahlan wa sahlan!ar-sing_welcome-formal
Welcome back!عودٌ حميدٌ!
أهلا لعودتك!
awdon hamidon!
ahlan le awdatak!
ar-sing_welcome-back
ar-sing_welcome-back-2

Farewell

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Bye!مع السلامة!ma'a as-salamah!ar-sing_hellobye-2
Goodbye!وداعا!
مع السلامة!
wada'an!
ma'a as-salamah!
ar-sing_goodbye
ar-sing_goodbye-2
Sleep well!نم جيدًا!nem jayidan!ar-sing_sleep-well
So long!منذ فترة طويلة جدا!mondzo fatrah tawilah jidan!ar-sing_so-long
See you tomorrow!أراك غدا!, أراكِ غدا!araka ghadan!, akaki ghadan!ar-sing_see-you-tomorrowar-sing_see-you-tomorrow-2
Farewell!وداعا!wada'an!ar-sing_farewell
Get out of here!أخرج من هنا!okhroj men hona!ar-sing_get-out-of-here

Notes:

1 #We use 'tabat laylatak' when we want to say 'Have a good night!'. We use 'tesbah ala kheir' when we want to wish someone a good sleep.2 When talking to a man.$When talking to a woman.

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